"The first time I ever saw my uniform hanging in the locker I put it on right away, and it just felt like I was putting on golden armour. From that day forward, I just called it 'the golden armour', it just felt like there was something mystical and magical about it" - Kobe Bryant.

"The first time I ever saw my uniform hanging in the locker I put it on right away, and it just felt like I was putting on golden armour. From that day forward, I just called it 'the golden armour', it just felt like there was something mystical and magical about it" - Kobe Bryant.

Very discouraging opener. Almost all of the exact same problems that plagued LA all last season offensively have shown up in a big way. Turnovers, abysmal jump shooting, scattershot/confused offense and poor free throw shooting. Disappearing bench and inability to exploit(or create for that matter) mismatches.

I can't help but blame Mike Brown more than anybody, there is no reason a team like this shouldn't be able to do well, but very consistently they seem to be thinking too much and getting hurt. They need to just play and be confident in how they are playing.